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[English]

Excuse me. Sorry. Um, do you speak

English?

>> No, I don't. Sorry.

>> English. Do you speak it? Yes. English.

English. Do you English? English. Do you

speak it? So today we want to bring you

an episode introducing

everyday English idioms.

And what I've done is I've compiled some

images for easy to look at and we're

going to describe them for you audio

listeners and for you YouTube watchers,

viewers, we're going to look at these

images and try to distinguish what the

idiom is and what it means.

Make sense?

>> Yeah. Let's start.

>> Let's start.

>> I have questions.

>> Okay. So, here is number one everyday

English idiom.

What you thinking?

>> Instead of a hat, that person has a bowl

of baked beans as a hat.

>> Baked beans. Very English. So,

>> do you have a a bean hat? You're You're

a bean hat.

>> A bean head? No. A bean head? Could that

mean that you're like an idiot? Yeah.

Know

>> a bean head? Yeah, like a tiny brain.

But no, that's not the idiom. This is an

>> Stew. You are Stew.

>> No, you know this idiom. You use it a

lot actually or I use it a lot.

>> His head is farting.

>> Yeah, that's the correct idiom.

>> They're all in his body.

>> Imagine that the beans are filling up

from his up through his legs

>> full of beans.

>> He is

>> That's a weird picture for it, though.

Did you find that for full of bean? Did

Chacheti do this for you?

>> I made all these images on an AI image

generator.

>> That's full of beans.

>> That is the best way I could describe

full of beans. Okay, tell me then what

does full of beans mean and when would

you use it?

>> Um, you would describe a person or

yourself.

>> Yeah,

>> I think you don't really say it about

yourself.

>> No.

>> What about others? Um, if someone is in

a very good mood, very active, busy,

maybe a bit like dancing around.

>> Exactly.

>> Talking a lot.

You have a lot of energy. That's full of

beans because you ate a lot of beans and

beans give you energy.

>> Not far off. I found out that it's

actually because horses used to be fed

beans generally

>> and then they run quicker.

>> Yeah, exactly. So you would be compared

to a horse essentially that is full of

energy and excitement

>> full of beans.

>> So yeah, you'd use that talking to

someone about someone else who oh he's

full of beans today or Nola is

absolutely always full of beans

>> every day.

>> Number two,

describe the image.

>> There's a teacup with tea in it. Looks

like a fruit tea because in England uh

breakfast tea would have milk in it.

There's no milk in it. And there's a

don't do it sign. Is there a cigarette

behind the sign?

>> No, that's the sign post.

>> Oh,

>> that would be a really specific idiom.

>> Um, so it's a no tea time.

>> Okay, there's obviously a no or a not,

which is where the signpost comes in.

>> And tea.

>> And tea.

>> Not my cup of tea.

>> Well done.

>> Well done. This is good now.

>> Yeah. Okay. Not my cup of tea basically

means it's not for me.

>> I don't like this. I don't want this.

>> Give me an example.

>> It's not typical for me. Um Oh, for

example, if we talk about music and

there's a band we talk about and if I

don't really like them.

>> Yeah.

>> And just say like this is

>> just not what I listen to, so it's not

my cup of tea.

>> That is a really good example. Um Yeah,

that's fantastic. It's because

>> all English people, including

me

being not English, drink a lot of tea.

And if it's not your cup of tea, then

you don't like it.

>> Yeah, exactly. The stereotype is being

well and truly used in this idiom that

all English people loved tea. So, if

something is not your cup of tea, it

says a lot. Before we go on to the third

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back to the next idiom.

>> Next one.

>> Okay, please describe the situation that

you're witnessing here behind you.

>> I have two in my mind, but both are not

in there.

>> Okay, but what are you seeing? Describe

it for our lovely audio listeners.

>> Well, there's someone

cleaning their nose.

Um, under a sky that is raining.

>> Uhhuh. Okay. Could they be ill?

Possibly.

>> Yes. They probably have a cold

>> m

>> on the rain.

>> Okay.

And the idiom you're thinking of?

>> I thought of it's raining cats and dogs,

but there's no cat and no dogs, so

probably not.

>> Okay.

>> Then I thought it's pissing it down, but

that's not a saying, is it? It's moia.

But then I thought no one is peeing in

there. I could. Yeah, I don't think the

AI generator allows you to show such

explicit imagery.

>> Um,

>> so what could it be?

>> Me.

>> Um,

>> no, it's not the Travis song.

>> Um,

>> what would you say if you are a little

bit ill?

>> Under the weather.

>> Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding,

ding.

>> So, she's ill.

>> She's under the weather. She's under the

weather. That is right there happening.

Um, yeah, you say under the weather when

you are

ill. Even if you are just on the way to

getting ill, like not feeling so well,

not much energy, probably getting it's

normally connected to a cold or like flu

like symptoms.

>> Yeah.

>> Like if you're sick and have a stomach

bugger, so you wouldn't say another one.

Well, you could also, right? Just not

well, but it's more connected to colds.

>> Yeah. It's a more subtle way of saying

you're not quite 100%.

>> Okay.

>> And I found the reason for the under the

weather would be um on stormy night,

stormy days on on at sea, the sailors

would be put under the boat

>> to stay to stay dry and to stay healthy

and fit.

>> Okay. What's happening here in this

picture?

>> Like a brick of ice.

Is that a thing?

>> It's not, but please describe what's

happening.

>> Okay. Sorry.

>> Big uh big ice blocks.

>> Yeah.

>> A guy tries to

>> Yeah.

>> hammer them down.

>> Yeah. Okay. You almost sort of said it.

>> Not hammer, but he's

>> knocking.

>> Another verb.

>> Dereveling.

>> Well, you're getting too specific. Go

real general with the verb. He is

breaking the ice.

>> Oh yeah, right. That was actually too

easy.

>> Yep. Ice breakers

>> or ice breakers comes from the the idiom

breaking the ice. And what does this all

mean?

>> Um

>> when would you break the ice? It means

in a situation for example you meet

someone new or you are in a new job and

you feel a bit awkward at the beginning

you don't really know how to get warm

with someone

then you have to break the ice to make

it warmer and the ice is basically a

metaphor for the wall that have you have

between you and someone that you don't

really know that you want to melt down

to have a nice comfortable atmosphere.

>> So you break the ice

And here you are happy.

>> Nicely said.

>> And the way you said it is really well

described because it comes from when

there would be big ships passing through

>> Titanic.

>> Exactly. Kind of like the Titanic. What

they should have had instead of this.

>> I always have to cry when I sing this.

Not because of the film. It's just so

sad, isn't it?

And she's screaming and he's like,

>> "Yeah, there was enough room on the

table on the door, wasn't there?" Oh,

there was definitely enough room.

>> Well, he wanted her to survive.

>> It's very romantic, but not worth it

really.

>> How have you watched it?

>> Twice is really, maybe three times.

>> Okay. But what they should have done in

the Titanic is when you're coming into

port where you usually get a lot of ice

cuz it's coming in, you know, stuck to

the land.

>> You have those ice breaking boats,

>> small little ice breaking boats that

smooth the passage of getting from one

place to the other.

>> Well, that would have also not helped.

>> No, there was an iceberg, wasn't it?

>> Okay,

>> let's go back to the idiom. If you're in

like a group setting, people will say,

"We're going to do something to help

break the ice." like find out three

facts about each other. That will help

break the ice so that you feel more

comfortable with other people.

>> And typically in Britain, people break

the ice with a very dry joke.

>> Absolutely. Or talk about the weather.

>> Witty humor.

>> Uh-huh. Exactly.

>> Over the moon.

>> Yeah. There is literally

>> Sorry, there was a there's a moon.

>> Yeah, there's a moon and

>> and someone jumps over it.

>> Yeah. in brogues.

>> That's not important.

>> Okay. Um, if you're over the moon,

you're so high up with your mood and

energy

>> that you can even jump over the moon.

So, over the moon means that you are

cloud nine.

>> When was the last time you were over the

moon?

>> Every time I see you.

>> Don't know why I'm laughing.

>> And Lola.

>> Yeah. When your when you found out your

band maybe are recording a new album.

Yeah, that's true.

>> You were over the moon with happiness.

>> I think they are. Actually,

>> this one's tough. I'm not sure if you've

ever heard me say it, but is a commonly

used um phrase uh idiom.

>> Okay, there's a pear

that looks like an apple. Is that an

apple, too?

>> Uh it is an apple, but it is

>> a pear.

>> It is.

>> Wait. So there there's one green apple

and next to it one red apple that has a

form of a pear.

>> Yeah.

>> And there is an arrow go going from the

green apple into the red apple. Pear.

>> Yeah. Because it has become

>> the apple became a pear.

>> Something has gone pear-shaped.

>> Something turned pear-shaped.

>> Pear-shaped. Whereas it once was round

and now it's kind of deformed. And

>> oh something turned like sour. There is

an idiom with sour, but no, this is if

something has gone wrong. Like we were

doing something and then it all went

pear-shaped. Not a big mistake or not a

big problem, but if something didn't

quite go quite right, it still worked.

You said I went a bit pear-shaped.

Describe this image.

>> I already know it.

>> Okay. But what's going on?

>> There are two feet wearing socks.

>> Yeah.

>> On a wooden floor, which doesn't matter.

and an arrow um

going upwards.

>> Yes.

>> And the saying is pull your socks up.

>> I love it. People use this a lot,

especially in school or education wise

or work.

>> It's basically

get a grip.

>> Yeah.

>> Be brave.

>> Yeah.

>> Jump the gun.

Make the jump.

>> Yeah. Or Wow. You're doing all the

idioms right now.

>> I'm not prepared for this. I don't even

know the topic. Pull your what?

Together. There's another one.

>> Pull yourself together.

>> Yeah.

>> Anyway, it's like pull your socks up, be

ready, go forward, don't be afraid. Do

it.

>> Exactly. It's like a a phrase to prepare

yourself to get ready. But you you

directed other people. It's someone who

wasn't prepared already. Pull your socks

up, mate. And I think it literally comes

from like Victorian days. School you

there would be a dress code.

>> Yeah. Yeah. And there would be a very

specific dress code that you turn up to

school. You look ready and prepared to

learn. You pull your socks up.

>> Mhm.

>> Perfect.

>> Pull them up. Pull them up.

>> Okay.

>> There is a stroller.

>> A pram.

>> A pram. A is a stroller. Then is it is a

stroller American?

>> Could be American. Or is the stroller

the one where they sit already in?

>> The one where they're older children is

a buggy

>> when they're flat babies is a pram.

>> Okay. A pram.

>> Mhm.

>> Around in the air are floating dancing

stuffed animals.

>> Okay.

>> Teddies.

>> This is my attempt to make the idiom

work.

>> And you think I know it?

>> Not sure.

>> Okay. Say it then. So this idiom is the

idiom is to throw your toys out of the

pram.

>> Oh. When you're pissed off.

>> Absolutely. There's not much like

metaphor behind it. It's literally kind

of

>> Yeah. When a child is angry, it

literally throws its toys out of the

pram. And so you're directing this more

towards adults with a childish action.

You a lot of the time you sort of

self-destruct. you sort of destroy your

own surroundings

>> because you're so frustrated and that

would literally be like throwing your

toys out of the pram.

>> Okay, so unfortunately we've reached the

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>> Bits and bobs.

>> Bits and bobs.

>> Yeah. Thank you for watching. Thank you

very much Easy for guessing these.

>> You're welcome.

>> And we hope this episode was your cup of

tea and we'll see you next time. Tora.

>> I can't imagine.

Bye.

Hello, I am Englishly.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
episode /ˈɛpɪsoʊd/ B1	noun - a part of a series of broadcasts or podcasts
idioms /ˈɪdiəmz/ B2	noun - a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
images /ˈɪmɪdʒɪz/ B1	noun - a representation of the external form of something.
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ B1	verb - give an account in words of someone or something.
distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ B2	verb - recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.
beans /biːnz/ A2	noun - seeds of various plants, often used as food.
idiom /ˈɪdiəm/ B2	noun - a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
energy /ˈɛnərdʒi/ A2	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind or feeling.
active /ˈæktɪv/ B1	adjective - engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ B1	adjective - very enthusiastic and eager.
stereotype /ˈstɪəriətaɪp/ C1	noun - a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
struggling /ˈstrʌɡlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to exert oneself to do or achieve something that is difficult.
transcript /ˈtrænskrɪpt/ B2	noun - a written or printed copy of something spoken.
ill /ɪl/ A2	adjective - not in good health.
breaking /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/ B1	verb - destroying or disrupting.

Key Grammar Structures

• What you thinking?

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'thinking' to ask about someone's current thoughts.

• You would describe a person or yourself.

  ➔ Conditional structure

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure with 'would' to describe a hypothetical situation.

• It's not typical for me.

  ➔ Use of 'It's' for emphasis

  ➔ The contraction 'It's' is used here to emphasize the subjectivity of the statement.

• You're not quite 100%.

  ➔ Adverb placement

  ➔ The adverb 'quite' is placed before '100%' to modify the degree of completeness.

• We're going to do something to help break the ice.

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'going to' to express a planned future action.

• When you found out your band maybe are recording a new album.

  ➔ Subordinate clause with 'when'

  ➔ The sentence uses a subordinate clause with 'when' to indicate a specific time.

• Something has gone pear-shaped.

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present perfect tense with 'has gone' to describe an action that started in the past and has results in the present.

• Pull your socks up, mate.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The sentence uses the imperative mood to give a direct command.